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A residential outdoor curbside recycling container is defined as:
• a curbside blue box provided by the City for use as a
recycling container or an exact version sold in retail
stores that is in good working order, which weighs
no more than 18 kilograms (40 pounds) when filled;
• a curbside “Big Blue” sold by the City for use as a
recycling container that is in good working order,
which weighs no more than 18 kilograms (40 pounds)
when filled;
• a rigid blue box blue container with the recycling
mobius loop:
- that is in good working order;
- with a maximum capacity of 133 litres (35 gallons);
- which weighs no more than 18 kilograms (40 pounds)
when filled;
- with an external height no greater than 95 centimetres
(3.1 feet);
- with an internal width or diameter no greater than
60 centimetres (2 feet);
- with a lid which may be easily and completely
removed to facilitate collection and has any device
used to tie down the lid completely removed
prior to collection; and
- with handles which are set above the midpoint
on both sides of the recycling container;
• open corrugated boxes or boxes similar in size to a City blue box will be an approved recycling
container during periodic overflow. These boxes must be placed out beside an approved blue recycling container.
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• All blue box recyclable items should be placed loosely in
an approved recycling container.
• A few exceptions for bagging items are as follows:
- you can place all your recyclable plastic bags in a plastic
grocery/shopping bag. Tie this bag and place it in your
approved recycling container.
- you can use a clear plastic bag for large quanities
of shredded recyclable papers or a clear plastic bag
for large quantities of recyclable rigid polystyrene
(Styrofoam) foam provided that the clear bag is:
» not torn, punctured or ripped, and in good
working order;
» is no more that 125 centimetres and no less than
80 centimetres in height;
» is no more that 90 centimetres and no less than
65 centimetres in width;
» weighs no more that 18 kg/40 lbs. when filled;
» is closed and securely tied; and
» is placed out beside an approved blue
recycling container.
For further information, please call City Services at 3-1-1 or visit our website at www.greatersudbury.ca/wastemanagement
It starts with you! We’ll take it from here.
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Recycling Containers
Approved Curbside Recycling Containers